Installed pulling pots

[mad57]

Awhile back i was searching for a way to pull dead cars into my garage by myself.. well i bought these 3 pots and installed them into the crete, figured id post how i did it. I took a buddys drill press and a 3.5 inch concrete bit ,and drilled the core out to base rock, then installed the pot in the hole, now the tricky part is setting the pot.. i used my floor jack with pad off and a piece of angle iron to set the wheels from jack on it, then the heavy plate from my press and a long chain to a bolt to put in the jack, as i lift the jack it pulls the chain and sets the wedge which flares the pot, i stood on it to keep it all together and get more leverage. heres couple of quick pics. now these babys can pull 10,000 lbs there made for frame work. but will pull a roller just fine.

 

[Bojans]

Nice. Those will come in very handy for things other than pulling dead cars in.

 

[bluesman2a]

link to product/where you bought them?

 

[KCarGuy]

Thats a great Idea with the Floor pots!

Here's what I did in My garage...I picked up a 110V Wern Electric Hoist with a Remote Control for $0 from a friend...Mounted it to the concrete floor under my Staircase at the rear of the Garage with 1/2" bolts. The access panel for the "storage" under the garage has a hole in it with the Nylon strap and hook peeking out.

I can hook the car, use the remote to retract and steer at the same time...no more huffin' and puffin' after pushing a car back in. Sure makes life a little easier, doesnt it?

(who knew that a tiny little incline would be so hard to battle...huh?)

 

[stinkity stoink]

link to product/where you bought them?

Yes thats what I am looking for. I am pouring my floor soon and want to put these in.

 

[GregN]

Subscribed! I have been looking at doing something like this in my garage, but thought that drilling the holes would be a real pain in the @$$. I have drilled many holes in concrete, but just for 1/2" to 1" anchors with a Hilti Hammer Drill. I would really like to see your drill set-up if you took any photos during that part of the process.

 

[danski0224]

All you need is a dry core bit and a 9" angle grinder, preferably variable speed. You will probably trash the bit within a few holes in concrete.

You can rent a wet core drilling rig, or hire a coring outfit.

If you get a wet coring rig, a vacuum base works well on a finished surface.

Here is one place for bits: http://www.holecutterstore.com/

A search for "dry core concrete bits" will turn up more.

 

[ersatzs2]

I can't look up now but i posted on my build site some photos of the floor pots and how they go in, also where I got them, I believe.

They come in handy from time to time, nice to have something unmovable and unbreakable to anchor to.

I got them here:http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/1600.htm

 

[JCQuick]

I used to sell and install bodyshop equipment. I installed many many anchor pots. you did it just right. We had a special press with a hdy ram on it that we would set over the pot and used an air over hdy pump to pull set the pot. you should be fine with the way you used your flor jack

 

[mad57]

Heres a pic of it in action had to use it today and was glad i had them, the drill is the suction type my buddy has a body shop and used it for his new shop set up, works well with th diamond cutting bit cut them 5in in about 10 minutes of wet cutting, although the suction part didnt work so i had to stand on it and drill at the same time still worked great. as far as where i got them do a search on ebay ulling pots: the company has them up there 12 for like $300 but if you email them there just $26 bucks.

 

[mad57]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/317-...tZMotors_Automotive_Tools?hash=item35a25b2e25


heres the company.

 

[BioHazard]

Oh my god! That's EXACTLY what I need! You think it's hard pushing a dead vehicle in your shop...try it with an uphill slope in front of your door and a friggin' 4" speedbump under the door! I rounded up 3 big guys and we still couldn't get my old truck inside.

Nice. Those will come in very handy for things other than pulling dead cars in.

Great place to tie up a ******!

 

[Art From De Leon]

Nice use of Craftsman screwdriver.

 

[mad57]

yes the cm screw driver was an impravise, it was just to test it out on a small stripped 73 vert vw, piece of cake for the 10,000lb winch, even up hill and over the apron edge and garage edge. A heavy duty bolt will be used in the future.. ps dont worry either my twin s helpers were in no danger standing next to it as there was no load on it at the time i took the pic, they wanted in the shot

 

[mad57]

Almost forgot ... what you didnt see was that i found one of those guard rail heavy plastic spacer they use to secure the rails up , its a rectangular shape with to openings, i lowered the 4 post lift edge right on this thing about 3.5 inches off the floor ran my cable through it, now this acts as a guide to keep the longer lenghts of cable straight and spooling right as you winch in, there is only about 5 ft from the 4post to open garage door, this was a great score, if you dont know what im talking about ill take a pic or just look at rails on your local highway.

 

[Jack Olsen]

Those are a great idea.

I feel a little guilty reading this thread, though, since I push or pull my car in and out of the garage all the time.

It's a pretty light car. If I just need the space in the garage to get something done, rolling it by hand is easier than getting into it and starting it.

 

[tcianci]

That is a neat idea. I use a 40 buck HF 12V winch to haul the dead ones into the shop but I hook it to a 2x that straddles the back door opening. I like the pot idea much better.

 

[stuntman]

I used a winch setup like the one above with this little guy I made up to pull my mill off the trailer.

Just lagged it to the floor, have used it a few times since for other pulling jobs.

 

[hilld]

It's a pretty light car. If I just need the space in the garage to get something done, rolling it by hand is easier than getting into it and starting it.

But it is soooooooo much more fun to take the car for a quick spin. I know what you mean, I do that with my motorcycle, push it out of the way, then back in, rinse and repeat.

 

[BioHazard]

Yeah...I used to love that with my old shop. I could push my 3000# Jeep in and out with one hand. Then I got a 6500# truck and a shop with a speed bump.

If I was building new one of the design requirements would be a COMPLETELY LEVEL driveway/shop floor with no bump in between.

 

[Jack Olsen]

Yeah...I used to love that with my old shop. I could push my 3000# Jeep in and out with one hand.

Mine even came with an easy-to-grab handle on the back:

 

[nate379]

I have a people door on the back wall of my garage, almost in the center.

Pull the Jeep around the back of the garage, open the door, run the winch cable from the Jeep through door out to the driveway.

My neighbor came over to see WTF I was doing, but hey it worked.

 

[tonydanzah]

I reread the description, what keep the pull pot in the hole? Does it spread out?

 

[ehauptma]

I have a very steep driveway and would love to have one of these, but don't feel too confident I would do it correctly. What type of a business would I contact to give me an estimate on installing one? Thanks

Eric

 

[mdbeck1]

Yeah...I used to love that with my old shop. I could push my 3000# Jeep in and out with one hand. Then I got a 6500# truck and a shop with a speed bump.

If I was building new one of the design requirements would be a COMPLETELY LEVEL driveway/shop floor with no bump in between.

Wouldn't you want a "small" bump there to help keep water out of your garage???

The driveway just outside the garage (20-30 ft) is pretty level but it is about 1/2" lower than the garage. That's just enough that when the door is closed and the wind /rain is blowing I don't get rain in the garage...

BTW: Nice idea on the pull pots. Do they have some kind of cross brace for in/under the concrete? I can't tell how they don't just pull straight up out of the concrete...

 

[e-tek]

Those are a great idea.

I feel a little guilty reading this thread, though, since I push or pull my car in and out of the garage all the time.

It's a pretty light car. If I just need the space in the garage to get something done, rolling it by hand is easier than getting into it and starting it.

Jack, I can imagine you in your shop-made easy chair with attached remote control pusher watching the car roll in and out!

That is a neat idea. I use a 40 buck HF 12V winch to haul the dead ones into the shop but I hook it to a 2x that straddles the back door opening. I like the pot idea much better.

Me too - I strap to the posts on my lift - have pulled vehicles right from the street - about 100' away...

Do they have some kind of cross brace for in/under the concrete? I can't tell how they don't just pull straight up out of the concrete...

They have "wings" (yes, kinda like them feminine hygeine products )which sread out when pulled up.

 

[BlindViper]

I like this idea but the old stand by john deere 425 works fine for me I pulled a 63 chevy truck up a 10 deg incline with the parking brakes rusted solid. I didn't even break a sweat.

 

[mad57]

I tryed the riding mower and no luck it just spun the tires in the gravel the pulling pots work 100% with ease best thing i have done, the more you pull the wedge shaped cone at the bottom flares the sleeve and pushes against the concrete sleeve or hole impossible to pull it out.

 

[TW95Z]

Mad57 - I've got about 25 feet of maybe 20% grade in my driveway and I am thinking about a setup like you have for pulling dead vehicles in and out of the garage. A few questions:
What winch is that pictured?
What weight do you typically pull and what if any grade are you pulling it up?
How long were you able to pull with just that one battery?
How do you recharge it?
Thanks a bunch

 

[ket-tek]

Nice use of Craftsman screwdriver.

Exactly what I though at first glance of the pic.

"Yes Sir, I was just turning some flathead screws when the shaft just bent on me."

 

[Torque1st]

I recently had to replace my drive and I did not have any choice but to have a grade. I embedded six pull points into the new drive.

 

[Torque1st]

Mad57 - I've got about 25 feet of maybe 20% grade in my driveway

20%!!!!

I felt bad about having a 4% grade when I had a nice flat drive before.

 

[mad57]

these continue to work great best thing ive done so far.

 

[TW95Z]

Yea I've got to go measure to be sure but it goes up about 4 feet in about 25 feet. Makes life exciting when you drop a nut!

That's why I was wondering if a battery would have enough reserve to winch a vehicle up that grade without having to stop and recharge/swap batteries part way through the pull? Any thoughts?

 

[haugy]

That's why I was wondering if a battery would have enough reserve to winch a vehicle up that grade without having to stop and recharge/swap batteries part way through the pull? Any thoughts?

Use a single or two ****** blocks to ease the load on the winch and you should have no problems. My winch has pulled my jeep up a about 150' of trail with a blown front spindle. You should be fine.

 

[mad57]

Yea I've got to go measure to be sure but it goes up about 4 feet in about 25 feet. Makes life exciting when you drop a nut!

That's why I was wondering if a battery would have enough reserve to winch a vehicle up that grade without having to stop and recharge/swap batteries part way through the pull? Any thoughts?

You should have no problem ive got a harbor freight 12,000lbs winch with a bout 100 ft of cable, i winched a 1970 chevy water tanker truck all 100 ft of it up a steep incline with a jump pack worked great no worries there.

 

[Hondo78]

Mine even came with an easy-to-grab handle on the back:

Tiled floor Jack?? I thought I was going too far with the sponge painted walls to match the plaster in the house.....

 

[rockchucker]

Tat is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. Thank you sir. I usually just hook the Chain and Come-Along to my Bench Vise and pull away. My Bench is highly overbuilt though so I can get away with it.


Here...

 

[Torque1st]

4' in 25' would be the same as 16' in 100' which I think is a 16% grade. I have slept way too many times since I had any civil engineering course work.

Are there any 120VAC winches available?

 

[z28toz06]

I have a John Deere quad with a winch that I use to pull cars around. Fortunately the driveway is down hill to the garage.